Not to stir things up but in know it will, if you could pick a forum poster who you thought would be a good mod here who would you pick? Most forums and chat rooms are self policed, I don't see why this place can't be. Dump the trolls, warn posters who make personal attacks, everything could be beautiful, in its own way.

I've thought of this as well. I like PatsEng's choice of MB. TFB12 is fair, too.

Thank you, I appreciate the kind words.

While I may not agree with everyone and I have my own opinions and have got into long back and forth discussions on a few topics with a few people on here, I believe I am a fair person or at least I sure try to be. I don't dislike anyone on here, I think there is a lot of good back and forth discussions that go on in here and that's what this place is all about.

However, there is a lot of nonsense that goes on in here, some over the top that really does need to stop in order to keep it a fun place for all instead of driving people away.

I agree, forum members being mods or at the least sharing a mod role with the site mod is really the way to go. I see it on a lot of the big, popular forums and it works good. Forum members have a good feel of what goes on in here and who is doing what over long periods of time. However, I don't see BDC doing this, sadly.

As I have suggested in the past, a great way to self mod a board is to allow the originator of a thread to block/delete posters/posts from "their" thread.

That clears up about 90% of the problems right there.

I have not seen this done on any forum I have been on but I really like this idea. Matter of fact, that is a fantastic idea!

Only problem I could see with this is I think there would be a whole lot more troll threads being made and the trolls really getting out of hand with controlling "their" threads. BDC would need to start deleting entire threads because of this, something they have not been allowed to do in the past. They will only delete posts, not threads and that would need to change. But still, I really like this idea. Well done!

As I have suggested in the past, a great way to self mod a board is to allow the originator of a thread to block/delete posters/posts from "their" thread.

That clears up about 90% of the problems right there.

I have not seen this done on any forum I have been on but I really like this idea. Matter of fact, that is a fantastic idea!

Only problem I could see with this is I think there would be a whole lot more troll threads being made and the trolls really getting out of hand with controlling "their" threads. BDC would need to start deleting entire threads because of this, something they have not been allowed to do in the past. They will only delete posts, not threads and that would need to change. But still, I really like this idea. Well done!

Trolls can control their thread all they like. But if nobody participates, their control is moot.

Yep. Start by cleaning it out with the obvious ones and non-Pats fans. Watch for their new names and then ban and keep banning until they can't apply their tactics. Pretty simple.

Put all Irrationals on warnings. These are the BBWs who think the whole team is just Brady and use this board to defend their own personal image of Brady, with it affecting how the rest of us can talk Pats here.

Most of the dustups are because of that extreme senstivity and Brady being 36 next year.

They have tried to clean you out over a dozen times goofball. Like a bad penny.....

Trolls can control their thread all they like. But if nobody participates, their control is moot.

You are missing my point. Trolls will be making way more threads then they do now. They want attention and if nobody resonds to their threads they will just keep making more and more threads with crazy thread titles just to get us Pats fans to engage in discussion. This place will be over run with troll threads.

Trolls can control their thread all they like. But if nobody participates, their control is moot.

You are missing my point. Trolls will be making way more threads then they do now. They want attention and if nobody resonds to their threads they will just keep making more and more threads with crazy thread titles just to get us Pats fans to engage in discussion. This place will be over run with troll threads.

I'm not getting you here. If they make a thread and ban Pats' fans from it, how would that be them getting attention? I would think the opposite is true.

What is stopping them right now from making a zillion offensive threads?

How about this? If you have been banned more than once, don't come back.

People that have been banned multiple times are being banned for a reason - it's their own fault that they're delusional and don't see that THEY are the elephant in the room. Don't go around blamming trolls or Brady supporters...it's you, plain and simple. Also when they are banned - take a secret little look at how the site is running without them. Not to name names, but there was a three week stretch over the summer when the guy that is always banned was away and the place ran like a sewing machine...people came back, threads went on without fighting, people spoke their oppinions without worrying about being called stupid and being asked if they went to college.

It's simple, if you are banned more than once, don't come back...it's your fault.